The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering recognizing temporarily occupied Crimea as Russian territory as part of a potential deal to end the war. Ukrainian financier and blogger Serhiy Fursa believes this should be another incentive for the EU.
He wrote about this on his Facebook page.
"They say Trump is ready to recognize Crimea as Russian. Well, as part of his well-known strategy of "negotiating from a position of strength." Well, it's not surprising," he writes.
Fursa believes that this should be another incentive for the European Union. He explains it this way:
"And for Ukraine, it changes little. But for Denmark and Canada, it changes a lot. And that means another incentive for the EU. Because if you can change some borders, then you can change others. Especially if you really want to. And then Russia can recognize the annexation of Greenland, for example... Or agree that Canada is not a real state."
Given this, he concludes that this is not about Ukraine, but about "the whole world in ruins."
In this context, it is worth noting that the Trump administration is considering such a possibility, Semafor reported, citing two senior officials familiar with the matter. The sources claimed that the Trump administration is considering various options for ending the war, and recognizing Crimea as Russian is one of them.
"Trump has not yet made an official decision, and a possible move regarding Crimea is just one of the options his administration is considering in its search for ways to end the war," the material says.
"Apostrophe" also wrote about the port of Odesa, about which various reports appeared. However, the NYT article does not contain any confirmed information that Trump's conversation with the Russian dictator about ending the war in Ukraine will also be about Russian control over the port of Odesa. This information was also denied by People's Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko.